Hardcore punk often abbreviated to hardcore is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. It was also inspired by New York punk rock and early proto-punk. Hardcore has spawned the straight edge movement and its associated sub-movements, hardline and youth crew. Hardcore was heavily involved in the rise of the independent record labels in the s and with the DIY ethics in underground music scenes.

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10) Man The Machetes – Idiokrati
So I came across a viral article about 20 positive hardcore bands to brighten your day and lift your mood when you are forced to spend ages at home during the Coronavirus crisis. T oday, I want to share 20 melodic hardcore bands that influenced me around All these bands are no longer active but I think they all played with such intensity and passion that their music will surely uplift your spirit in the hard times we live in. Melodic hardcore can be tough to do right, but Endstand were one of the most passionate and technically prowess bands to ever come out of the old continent. They also run the Combat Rock Shop in Helsinki. Rising from the ashes of many hardcore bands from the 90s era, Children of Fall were undoubtedly one of the most amazing European hardcore bands in the first decade of the new century. Their music was the perfect soundtrack to life for dreamers and hopeless romantics, for anarchist vagabonds and hardcore kids filled with purpose. Hailing from Reykjavik, I Adapt were a furious hardcore punk band active between and Their sound was fist-pumpingly fast, melodic and energetic.
9) Dawncore – Entertainment For The Rest
Contact Agent. Request Form. Band Website. On Tour. The Swedish four-piece had the balls to marry two styles that grew up hating each other. The former hard, aggressive and ugly, the latter catchy, melodic and decadent. Thrash and sleaze both come from the gutter. They wear big sneakers, they are a bit stupid and they both read pulp fiction. The roots can be traced back to the late eighties, when Adde was talked into playing the drums by older friend and neighbour Jocke Berg.
That shape being, of course, post-hardcore. Today, it still stands strong with new acts fueling its current momentum. HQ: Woking, U. Teasing melodic elements just to violently smash them into breakdowns and chugging riffs, Employed To Serve are supplying brutal, technical, groovy and straightforward modern hardcore. HQ: Leeds, U. What makes Higher Power worthy of your best speakers is not only their seamless grungy blend of hardcore punk and alt-metal. Melodic yet hard-hitting, mathy yet catchy, Higher Power show how hardcore sounds in No wonder Brutus so rapidly became one of the most sought-after acts in the European scene. This is metallic hardcore that feels both old school and fresh. Having filled such contrasting spaces as music festivals, gritty DIY spots and a gothic church, this four-piece construct brutal, dark and distorted sonic landscapes that feel cold and rough yet powerful and cathartic.